wagongear.comDesign and Fabrication2016-12-08T21:53:17Zhttp://wagongear.com/feed/atom/WordPressKevin Rowlandhttp://wagongear.com/?p=24062016-12-05T20:56:14Z2016-12-05T20:55:18ZMmmm, shiny.
Restocking parts for the next batch, will head to powder coat soon.
(the next batch of tailgate lids that is, not the hardware :-p)
]]>0Kevin Rowlandhttp://wagongear.com/?p=23912016-11-25T22:22:43Z2016-11-25T22:22:43ZWhat are holidays for other than working in the garage.
]]>0Kevin Rowlandhttp://wagongear.com/?p=23692016-11-17T20:05:47Z2016-11-17T20:05:47ZThis one still needs a lot of training.

(and accounts for one of the many reasons I’m so slow to get things through the shop :-P)

]]>1Kevin Rowlandhttp://wagongear.com/?p=23572016-11-15T16:30:34Z2016-11-14T23:30:10ZAll the lids from the previous batch are now headed to their new homes, already working on more.

Cut up the CRS parts for the next batch, and a couple already welded for the new pile of power coating. The slightly reduced hours at my full time job really make a nice improvement on how much I can get done in the shop.

]]>0Kevin Rowlandhttp://wagongear.com/?p=23402016-11-08T19:54:35Z2016-11-08T19:54:35ZI have another small batch of tailgate frames ready to assemble and send out.

Been really cranking on catching up side panel orders so there has not been much to post on the site for the last few months, but I’ve just completed another small batch of 80 series tailgate lids that can go out.

I’m already rolling right into working on welding more lids right now, there will be some 60 series ones in this coming batch as well. Also, I’m going to try my durndest to post updates here in the news section every week as to what I am working on (might not always be cruiser stuff). I can’t keep up on any of the forums, but I am going to at least try to stay up to date on my own site. :-p Stay tuned to the news section if you want to keep tabs, you will not get an automated newsletter for posts that do not contain inventory updates though, that would be spam.

As usual, inventory has been updated, once they show as “out of stock” they are out of stock again.

Please keep in mind that I will be getting a bunch of orders all at once, it will easily take a week, possibly two to get each one assembled, wrapped up, and ready to ship. I print all the shipping labels in one batch and work through the stack.

I might run short on latches if everyone happens to order the same combination, we will have to see what happens there.

]]>0Kevin Rowlandhttp://wagongear.com/?p=23322016-11-06T18:32:40Z2016-11-06T18:25:12ZSorry everyone for the lack of posts recently, I missed being part of the social media generation so this all takes a concerted effort for me. :-p

Anyway, I have not been posting much here on the site since I have been working almost exclusively on side panels for the 60 series trucks which are all custom order items. I’ve had folks waiting a LONG time for me to catch up on them so I focused on that (I also like building side panels a lot, so that helps).

I’ve gotten more than 20 sets taken care of and marked off the build board (that feels good) and I’ve just recently started making a long overdue batch of 80 series tailgate lids to help catch up on demand there, I will be able to post a small batch of those this coming week with more to follow!

Thanks for all the support and understanding, I miss being able to do this work full time and keep things in stock, but no matter how well WagonGear does it’s not anywhere near enough to cover health insurance for my family, so off to a “real” job I go.

(note, you should not get an automatic email notification for this post since it does not contain an inventory update, I do not do spam :-P)

cheers,

KR

]]>0Kevin Rowlandhttp://wagongear.com/?p=22532016-03-16T22:31:44Z2016-03-16T22:28:32ZWorking through this last batch of orders, if you are still waiting on your shipment it’s somewhere in this stack!

Looking forward to having these all packed up so I can weld some more.

]]>0Kevin Rowlandhttp://wagongear.com/?p=22352016-03-03T17:10:07Z2016-03-03T17:10:07ZI have another small batch of tailgate frames I can assemble and send out.

Inventory has been updated, once they show as “out of stock” they are out of stock again.

Please keep in mind that I will be getting a bunch of orders all at once, it will easily take a week, possibly two to get each one assembled, wrapped up, and ready to ship. I print all the shipping labels in one batch and work through the stack.

Also, with this batch I am running short on some of my latches, if everyone orders the same latch types I might run out, that being the case some orders might get delayed, or I can refund the whole thing with a couple of clicks.

]]>0Kevin Rowlandhttp://wagongear.com/?p=22012015-12-17T20:51:13Z2015-12-17T20:51:13ZThings have not been going as well as I planned and this batch is taking WAY too long to comlpete. I just went ahead and powder coated the ones I have ready so I could post them here, there are not many but I am working on more.

Inventory has been updated here, once they show as “out of stock” they are out of stock again.

I have the rest of this month off from “work” so I will be able to catch up a little bit. I also have an uninsulated house that I need to button up….but I plan to weld at least one new frame every day, so that’s a big dent.

(that includes 60, 80, and 100 series frames, along with a couple side panels as well)

]]>0Kevin Rowlandhttp://wagongear.com/?p=20792015-07-10T01:53:19Z2015-07-10T01:52:25ZI’m working on making more…. :-/
(I have to pack these up first though, and finish the batch of 60 lids I’m working on, and…..)
]]>0Kevin Rowlandhttp://wagongear.com/?p=20672016-11-17T21:14:33Z2015-07-08T23:25:41ZI just posted up another 10 80 series tailgates.
Working on welding 60 series now.

For the 60 series I also have a few sets of door and hatch seals back in stock.
Will try my best to keep those on hand.

]]>0Kevin Rowlandhttp://wagongear.com/?p=20432015-06-12T01:52:45Z2015-06-12T01:52:21ZJust the other day I was thinking that I hadn’t sent any window welts out in awhile, huh.
Now I see that is because I neglected to update the inventory. Sorry if you’ve been waiting on any! (that means you Doug)

Also, I have another batch of 80 tailgates Aaaaalmost ready to go.
I just need to make sure I have all the assembly parts on hand and they will be posted up.
Another batch of 60 tailgates is on my welding bench now.
Getting there, thanks so much for all the patience, there has been a lot going on.
KR

]]>0Kevin Rowlandhttp://wagongear.com/?p=20322015-04-25T02:59:44Z2015-04-25T02:57:55ZI’ve got some antenna mount parts together and updated the inventory.
Do me a favor though, if you are waiting for other things to come back into stock as well and don’t need an antenna mount right away, I’ll be sure to keep them in stock so hold off and order together with your other items.
Responding to emails, recording sales, printing shipping labels, etc. all takes time, and that’s time I can’t spend building the other stuff to put back in stock. You’ll get your other parts faster if you can be patient. :-p
Thanks,
KR
]]>0Kevin Rowlandhttp://wagongear.com/?p=15802015-03-17T00:34:03Z2015-03-17T00:34:03ZI finally had a chance to sneak over to the digital lab at work and cut some vinyl for stickers, I won’t be posing them as back “in stock” just yet, but at least I have some on hand to send out with panels! (and to catch up on those of you who did not get the ones you wanted)
]]>0Kevin Rowlandhttp://wagongear.com/?p=15772015-03-17T00:31:03Z2015-03-17T00:31:03ZIf you see this image, the ones I had ready to ship have been spoken for.
]]>0Kevin Rowlandhttp://wagongear.com/?p=15742015-03-17T00:27:40Z2015-03-17T00:27:40ZThe frames I had ready are all headed to their new homes.
All sold out in a matter of hours.
I will be making more and posting them up as time allows stay tuned to the site.

PLEASE NOTE:
Site inventory is accurate, if the order pages say “out of stock” that means the available units have already sold.
They go fast.

Some window welting
Some door seals
There are a few t shirts available but please note that I am still out of stickers (I know there are some of you out there still waiting for those. :-p

Also, I have 2 sets of 60 series side panels but they would have to be a specific match for your truck, it would need to be either an ’81, ’83, ’84, or first half of ’85, one set has no speaker cutouts, the other set has cutouts for 6x9s. They both have Cam Latches and are keyed. These are already packed up and I will not be able change or modify them.

]]>0Kevin Rowlandhttp://wagongear.com/?p=15612016-11-17T21:11:47Z2015-03-07T18:02:04ZFirst off, thanks for all the patience everyone.
I (think I) am finally getting things back under control and can start to put some products back into stock.
I’ve got a few tailgate lids and other items ready to post back up for sale and by the end of this month I should be able to spend one day a week working on WagonGear stuff again. Things should slowly be able to trickle back into stock.
Please note that shipping times will still be unreasonably slow, taking up to a week to ship depending on when they come in.
]]>0Kevin Rowlandhttp://wagongear.com/?p=15432016-11-17T21:10:56Z2014-09-24T17:40:07ZI have gone through and marked everything on the site as out of stock at the moment. I am lucky if I get into the shop one day a week right now with everything that is going on, that means I am just not able to provide even moderately good customer service. :-p
Still on hold until I can get things under control.
Thanks for the patience, KR
]]>0Kevin Rowlandhttp://wagongear.com/?p=15252016-11-17T21:10:13Z2014-07-25T19:07:02ZThings are too busy right now.
WagonGear is just a hobby that doesn’t support anything other than itself, so it has to get cut first.
Subscribe to the News feed to keep tabs on when products trickle back into stock.
]]>0Kevin Rowlandhttp://wagongear.com/?p=15032016-11-17T20:15:22Z2014-06-01T19:51:58Z2Kevin Rowlandhttp://wagongear.com/?p=15002016-11-17T20:14:32Z2014-06-01T19:07:39ZUpdated the stock numbers with a few more lids.
More on the welding table.
]]>0Kevin Rowlandhttp://wagongear.com/?p=14972016-11-17T20:13:29Z2014-05-20T18:07:14ZI’ve got another 80 lid getting powder coated now, and four more 60 lids.
]]>0Kevin Rowlandhttp://wagongear.com/?p=14902016-11-17T20:12:32Z2014-05-16T21:13:24ZJust listed the next 4 tailgate lids for the 80 series.

Have a couple more 60 series ones almost ready.

]]>0Kevin Rowlandhttp://wagongear.com/?p=14782016-11-17T20:11:54Z2014-04-14T00:55:10ZStarting now I am going to make a quick note in this News section each time I list more products as back in stock.
Use the link on the upper right to RSS (or newsletter) subscribe to this page if you are trying to catch when I have a tailgate lid or another item ready to head out.
]]>0Kevin Rowlandhttp://wagongear.com/?p=14762016-11-17T20:10:25Z2014-02-14T00:48:16ZThanks for the patience everyone. I’ve been having a heck of a time getting the shop running in it’s new location. I said it before, but: Products will start to be back in stock soon.
]]>0Kevin Rowlandhttp://wagongear.com/?p=13892013-11-06T00:33:06Z2013-11-04T22:04:14ZAfter two and a half hard weeks of searching I’ve finally got a place to put the welding bench. I drove 740 miles just canvasing the industrial spaces in town trying to find a vacant unit. There are lots of big spaces available for way more than my budget, but apparently the size space I need is also the perfect size space needed for growing weed, and since growing weed is the only industry in Eugene…. all the spaces are taken.
I’ve got room to work now, and looking forward to getting some of that done.
]]>1Kevin Rowlandhttp://wagongear.com/?p=13832013-11-04T22:15:03Z2013-10-15T17:51:45ZJust got back to Eugene, catching up on emails and looking for a bigger better workshop space. Hope to be back behind the welding table shortly.
]]>0Kevin Rowlandhttp://wagongear.com/?p=13432013-11-04T22:09:02Z2013-05-07T16:57:48ZFor the summer I will be over in MT working, and consequently out of the shop. We hope to build up some funds and then come back and set up in a bigger-better shop space in the fall.

A few things to note:
Inventory on the site will be up-to-date.
I will put what little stock I have in my trailer and take it with me. I wont be able to build any custom stuff but I will have some products available still, inventory will run out pretty quick though so a lot of things are going to start showing as “out of stock”.

Please feel free to email me any questions, I will only have internet access every two days so there may be a bit of a delay in responses.

Same thing will apply to orders, I will only reliably be able to send things out every 2 days.

cheers,
KR

]]>0Kevin Rowlandhttp://wagongear.com/?p=13342013-05-07T16:43:19Z2013-05-07T16:40:52ZWhile testing the flip window setup with the 60 series trucks I’ve been putting the finishing touches on the 80 series ones as well.
They are all set, there will be a couple installed this spring for final testing and then I’ll be welding up 80 windows in the Fall.
More info and photos on my ih8mud vendor forum here: Learn More
]]>0Kevin Rowlandhttp://wagongear.com/?p=472012-11-08T20:57:56Z2012-10-26T21:56:29ZFirst production flip up window installed.
Lots more info and pictures, including installation instructions in my forum here:Learn More
]]>0Kevin Rowlandhttp://wagongear.com/?p=492012-11-08T20:06:42Z2012-10-26T04:57:36ZWith the rebuilt cruiser I decided to update our seat box design, make it so it bolts in (more or less) and make more so you guys can have your own under seat storage (not to mention a strong flat deck to mount seats and consoles to).

]]>0Kevin Rowlandhttp://wagongear.com/?p=12016-11-17T21:16:38Z2012-10-23T23:01:47ZIt’s long overdue, and it’s been a long road to get here, but I’ve been putting together a modern version of the website.

Let me know where you find all the problems. :-p

]]>0Kevin Rowlandhttp://wagongear.com/?p=8782012-11-08T20:31:17Z2012-05-10T20:29:34ZJust thought to post that little detail!
I’m going to try and take the newly renovated 60 down to AZ for the expo next week. If you are going to be there, keep an eye out for the truck and say hello!
I’ll be bored otherwise.

]]>0Kevin Rowlandhttp://wagongear.com/?p=8592012-11-08T20:14:47Z2011-11-03T20:12:17ZI just added some hats to the line-up!
My old hat was past presentable and I had a customer who wanted to trade some embroidery work, so……… We now have hats.

]]>0Kevin Rowlandhttp://wagongear.com/?p=8802013-05-07T16:31:51Z2011-09-12T20:32:37ZHello all, just wanted to let everyone know that I’m over in Montana for a little while helping with an off-road driving instruction program.

I still have good internet access and should be able to keep up with any questions.
Before leaving I completed the first production batch of Oregon-Made panels and gates and the parts are coming out great with all the new suppliers.
I have a limited stock of both 60 and 80 tailgates that can ship out while I’m over here if anyone needs.

]]>0Kevin Rowlandhttp://wagongear.com/?p=8612012-11-08T20:17:22Z2011-07-14T20:15:19ZI wouldn’t say that I’m back up and running, but getting close now!
All the unexpectedly expected moving issues have been drawing the process out but I’m getting things back in order out here in Eugene.
]]>0Kevin Rowlandhttp://wagongear.com/?p=8642012-11-08T20:20:18Z2011-03-22T20:17:57ZAfter years of looking for a new home things have come together and we have an opportunity to move to Eugene Oregon.
WagonGear will have to shut down during the move but the up-side is that once we find a new shop space and get set up out there we will have a lot more time to devote to building and project development.
]]>0Kevin Rowlandhttp://wagongear.com/?p=8682012-11-08T20:24:45Z2011-03-13T20:21:34ZJust got the latest version of my WagonGear T Shirts posted up.

(all gone now)

]]>0Kevin Rowlandhttp://wagongear.com/?p=8732012-11-08T20:26:11Z2011-01-13T20:25:22ZFinally going to get the chance to attend the Overland Expo this year.
I will be in southern Arizona from 03.29 to 04.04 I might be a little hard to recognize since I wont have the truck with me, but keep any eye out for my WagonGear shirt and be sure to say hello!
]]>0Kevin Rowlandhttp://wagongear.com/?p=8752012-11-08T20:28:08Z2010-04-25T20:26:52ZI’ve been asked for a WagonGear T one too many times, and now I’ve finally been able to arrange for a batch (by trading a tailgate lid for them). :-b